Last Updated: 10/10/2005
Patricia Waddell
THE LADY'S PROPOSAL 5/2001 ISBN: 0821769936 Victorian. Clarissa Pomeroy is a lady with a generous heart and a very big secret. Forced to wed by the terms of her grandfather's will, she proposes marriage to the staunch, but handsome, Lord Sheridan. Simon Sinclair, the earl of Sheridan, is more than willing to take the lovely Clarissa for a wife, but he isn't a man to be trifled with and when she demands personal control of her funds, he has no choice but to demand her complete submission in return. Bound by promises neither one is willing to break, the newlyweds soon find themselves on opposing sides of a social and political battlefield. When Simon discovers Clarissa's secret, he unveils a scandal that could set Victorian society on its ear. Faced with his wife's outrageous idea of charity, Simon quickly learns what it means to love without limitations.
Peggy Waide
DUCHESS FOR A DAY 7/1999 ISBN: 0843945540 Regency. At nineteen Mary Jocelyn Garnett was hardly desperate for a husband. However, to save her life, Jocelyn did what she must. She married Reynolds Blackburn - without his knowledge- knowing that the deal would be short-lived. And all went well, until the Duke of Wilcott returned to find he was no longer the king of bachelors. As long as the marriage was never consummated, Jocelyn knew, it could be annulled - just as soon as she avenged her family and reacquired her birthright. Unfortunately, her blasted husband appeared to be attracted to her! Worse, Reyn was handsome and clever, and she feared her husband might assume that she was one of many women who were simply after his title. After one breathless kiss, however, Jocelyn swore that she would not be duchess for a day, but Reyn's for a lifetime.
MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD 3/2001 ISBN: 0843948426 Regency. Rebecca Marche made peace with Adam Hawksmore's rejection long ago. Her infatuation with the young duke had simply been a youthful fancy, and his choice of the army over her was now one she understood. Yet when the wounded Lord Kerrick staggers back into her arms, Becca swears to find a way to make him whole. Rebecca Marche made peace with Adam Hawksmore's rejection long ago. Her infatuation with the young duke had simply been a youthful fancy, and his choice of the army over her was now one she understood. Yet when the wounded Lord Kerrick staggers back into her arms, Becca swears to find a way to make him whole. Yet along with wounding him, someone has also sullied the Duke of Kerrick's honor-and Becca is determined to discover who. But first she has to hide Adam from the king's wrath. How can she hide a man as virile as he, in a way that will still allow him to clear his name? There seems only one way: by dressing him as a poet. But first she'll have to teach the stern soldier that some things are mightier than the sword, and one thing is sweeter than glory-love.
POTENT CHARMS 3/2000 ISBN: 0843946946 Regency. She was the most frustrating woman Stephen Lambert had ever met - and the most beguiling. But a gypsy curse had doomed the esteemed duke of Badrick to a life without a happy marriage, and not even a strong-willed colonial heiress with a perplexing tendency to find trouble could change that. Stephen decided that since he could not have her for a wife, he would convince her to be the next best thing: his mistress. But Phoebe Rafferty needed a husband, and fast. She had six weeks to get married and claim her inheritance. Phoebe had no use for the doddering English lords who fell all over her and her title; she only had eyes for the wildly attractive and equally aggravating duke. But he refused to marry her, mumbling nonsense about a curse. With time running out, Phoebe vowed to persuade the stubborn aristocrat that curses were poppycock and the only spell he had fallen under was love.
A ROGUE'S PROMISE 6/2002 ISBN: 0843950226 Regency. Lady Joanna Fenton needs help. Her brother is missing along with a Chinese artifact scheduled for public auction. She decides MacDonald Archer (our hunk of a smuggler) from Mightier Than The Sword is the perfect man for the job. Together, they investigate the shadier side of 1816 London, hoping to find the answers they need. Neither expect to like one another, let alone fall in love, but sometimes true love is more powerful than an ancient Oriental charm, a diabolical murderer and most of all, their own insecurities.
Maureen Wakefield
ACCESSORY TO LOVE 7/1979 ISBN:0446847909 Regency. A love child must be very careful to be seen as fleetingly as possible--and never to be heard at all. For a love child is an embarrassment to her unwed mother, to her wealthy father and to a society that doesn't like to have its conscience troubled....When the child becomes a woman as enchanting as Saranne, she can't be hidden forever from sight in a school for girls nor tucked away as a lady's companion who speaks only when spoken to. Gentlemen are bound to see her beauty and to interpret her silence as they wish, assuming that, as a love child, she knows all about love..
Elizabeth Neff Walker
ALICIA 1980 ISBN:0440100143 Regency. She was a woman alone in a man's world - beautiful, proud, determined to survive. She was a young and beautiful widow fallen on hard times, an aristocrat forced to serve her peers as a tradeswoman. All she had was her pride, her determination, and the unexpected friendship of the darkly handsome Sir Nigel.
A CURIOUS COURTING 11/1980 ISBN: 0449501159 Regency. "A glorious girl." That's the way Selina was described. She was enormously wealthy, wonderfully beautiful--and very headstrong. When worldly Gareth Rushton wanted to buy some of her land for a hunting lodge, Selina gave his offer a flat refusal. But Rushton was not the least intimidated. He set about trying to win her confidence--and weaken her resistance. Suddenly he found himself caught up in a merry tangle of romantic intrigue. Selina was quite a woman. More than enough woman for Gareth Rushton. If only he could find the key to her heart.
Sheila Walsh
BATH INTRIGUE 5/1986 ISBN: 0451142578 Regency. When Miss Perdita Grant came to the aid of an injured duke in the elegant resort of Bath, she little suspected the danger she was courting. For the duke was a gentleman whose conquests were as legion as his charm was legendary. If this peril were not enough, the duke's son, Lord St. Ive decided that Perdita planned to ensnare the duke with her youthful beauty, he set out to stop her by every measure of strength and stratagem of seduction at his considerable command. Perdita was pursued by two men whom no woman could resist, and faced with a choice that no woman should have to make.
THE CHRISTMAS STAR short story in A REGENCY CHRISTMAS II 11/1990 ISBN:0451167910 Regency
DEAR DELIGHT short story in TOKENS OF LOVE 1/1993 ISBN:0451173422 Regency
THE DIAMOND WATERFALL 4/1984 ISBN: 0451128753 Regency. The handsome, charming Compte de Varron made no secret of why he had come to England, and now laid siege to Theodora Radlett. He sought to reclaim the fabulous necklace known as the Diamond Waterfall, once the property of his family, and now in the clutching hands of the old and dying Viscount Radlett. By now Theodora was hardly shocked that so captivating a man might want more than love from her. She already had learned that her equally attractive and attentive cousin Benedict could easily use her as his stepping stone to wealth and title. The puzzle was, which man should she choose in a world where no man seemed to be perfect? What test could she devise to discover what was really on their minds when they pleaded with her... and how could she be certain of what was really in their hearts?
IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR short story in A REGENCY CHRISTMAS VI 11/1994 ISBN:0451182545 Regency
KATE AND THE MARQUESS 8/1997 ISBN: 0451190254 Regency. Beautiful, flame-haired Kate Sheridan was far from home -- and close to confusion. Her well-meaning parents has sent her from her beloved Ireland to the London Marriage Mart to make a proper match, and trusted their old friend, the wise and witty Marchioness St. Claire, to make sure their plan did not go awry and Kate did not go astray. Yet it was the marchioness's own son, the devastatingly handsome if thoroughly depraved Marquess St. Claire, who posed the greatest danger to Kate's dutiful designs. This man who mocked all morality, who made women his playthings and propriety the target of his scorn, was all that Kate told herself she loathed. But the tenor of her conviction and the voice of her conscience were drowned out by the pounding of her heart when he took her in his arms -- not for marriage, but still for better or for worse...
THE LADY FROM LISBON 2/2001 ISBN: 0451200950 Regency. Since his beloved abandoned him for a wealthier man, Alastair, the sixth Earl of Langley, has grown increasingly bitter. He's a perfect companion for his aunt - a social recluse who's never recovered from the loss of her husband. Now they've received word that their aunt's goddaughter is coming from Lisbon to be introduced to London society. Cressida Merriton knows she's worlds apart from the rest of society's belles, but she cannot understand why she aggravates Alastair so. She won't permit her godmother to remain in a state of despair, and she hopes that - with a little love - she'll be able to heal Alastair's broken heart as well . . .
Phylis Ann Warady
THE GOLDEN SWAN 5/1994 ISBN: 0821745735 Regency
Rebecca Ward
CINDERELLA'S STEPMOTHER 6/1991 ISBN: 0449219151 Regency. Nella had been thunderstruck when her late father married a lady three years younger than herself. But all doubt disappeared when Lady Angelica Linden and her two stepdaughters became fast friends. Since Sir Thomas Linden's death, however, the Linden ladies had been largely ignored - except by his creditors. The solution was clear: one of them must find a rich husband. Although Lord Deering was wealthy and truly smitten with Angelica, Nella was certain the handsome peer would never offer for the beautiful - and penniless - beauty. Worse, her own attraction to Deering's comrade, Major Harcourt, appeared just as hopeless. The military, it seemed, was his only love! Or was, until this lovely Cinderella and her fairy stepmother joined forces...
ENCHANTED RENDEZVOUS 10/1991 ISBN:0449219860 Regency. If Lord Brandon was in any way heroic, pigs would commence to fly! Though Cecily Vervain had not glimpsed his face in the dark, the mysterious gentleman who came to her midnight rescue was strong, brave, and daring, a true hero. He was most unlike her aunt's houseguest, Lord Brandon-a laughable figure, a dandy on the strut, a tippy, a bandbox treasure. Cecily felt she should dismiss him as such. Almost, but not quite. There was the look she had caught passing between his valet and himself. And then there was the keen irony of his wit. To complicate matters, the Dorset coast was swarming with smugglers. Could it be that Brandon's foppish act hid the cold-blooded heart of a criminal--or worse, a traitor? Smuggler, fop, of knave, Cecily was determined to discover the real man, whoever he was....
MADAM MYSTERY 3/1992 ISBN: 0449220540 Regency. With an eccentric family to support, Damaris Cardell - alias Desmond Winter - was a mystery writer of great popularity. Of course no one realized that 'he' was a lady. Knowing she must keep her identity a secret (what gentleman would bother with mysteries written by a lady?), Damaris posed as a secretary while she secretly gathered material for her next novel. The plan was hardly foolproof, however. The handsome but cynical Lord Sinclair, while an ardent fan of Desmond the writer, had reason to doubt her assumed secretarial identity. It was just like his sort to ruin a good charade - unless, of course, he had a notion of putting his own final chapter to her outrageous story...
THE WILD ROSE 3/1993 ISBN: 0449221644 Regency. Rendering Miss St. Helm socially acceptable would be a Herculean challenge. Rosamunde St. Helm was wild to a fault, having been raised in the wilderness of Canada, and fur traders. Her frank speech, her admitted association with unsuitable persons, and her insane ideas about servants and underlings promised social disgrace. She needed a strong hand, and the very man who could get her to cut line was Julian, the Earl of Hawkley. Rosamund quickly realized that Hawkley was a product of England, controlled by its pretensions - in short, a starch-shirted, high-in-the-instep member of the upper crust. He was, however, devilishly handsome and quite determined to bring her up to the mark. But the impossible Miss St. Helm and a mind of her own - and a heart that suddenly turned quite traitorous...
Ciji Ware
A COTTAGE BY THE SEA 4/1997 ISBN: 0449150399 Georgian. Some might call it running away . . . But after a scandalous Hollywood divorce, Blythe Stowe considered it damage control for body and soul. The pain, the humiliation, the daily tabloids shouting details as her famous husband dumped her for her own sister demanded a serious getaway: to the wild coast of Cornwall and a cottage by the sea that her Wyoming grandmother claimed had been home to her ancestors. Some might call it chance . . .But Blythe encountered more than just a quaint retreat nestled amid vivid skies and gorgeous ocean. And she had the odd sensation that her wickedly handsome neighbor Lucas Teague was more than a British gentleman going broke. He might be her destiny . . .
ISLAND OF THE SWANS 1989 ISBN: 044900273X Georgian. In this resplendent love story a dazzling era comes vividly to life as one woman's passionate struggle to follow her heart takes her from the opulent cotillions of Edinburgh to the London court of half-mad King George III . . . from a famed salon teeming with politicians and poets to a picturesque castle on the secluded, lush Island of the Swans. . . . Best friends in childhood, Jane Maxwell and Thomas Fraser wreaked havoc on the cobbled streets of Edinburgh with their juvenile pranks. But years later, when Jane blossoms into a beautiful woman, her feelings for Thomas push beyond the borders of friendship, and he becomes the only man she wants. When Thomas is reportedly killed in the American colonies, the handsome, charismatic Alexander, Duke of Gordon, appeals to a devastated Jane. Believing Thomas is gone forever, Jane hesitantly responds to the Duke, whose passion ignites her blood, even as she rebels at his fierce desire to claim her. But Thomas Fraser is not dead, and when he returns to find his beloved Jane betrothed to another, he refuses to accept the heartbreaking turn of events. Soon Jane's marriage is swept into a turbulent dance of tender wooing and clashing wills--as Alex seeks truly to make her his, and his alone. . .
Jessie Watson
THE CAT'S BRACELET 6/1998 ISBN: 0821759132 Regency. He saucy masquerade could solve a mystery...or cost her a matchless love!... Annabelle Makepeace is en route to a position as a lady's companion until a stormy night's encounter at a coaching inn whirls her into an exchange of identities. A lookalike new friend, Lillie - bound for her late husband's lavish London townhouse, where she's as yet unknown - persuades Belle to impersonate her for the Season. Lillie also tempts Annabelle to comb the house - aided by its mysterious cat - for a long-lost diamond bracelet...But such a madcap scheme was bound to snag on something: the divinely handsome Major Gore Lindley, Lillie's childhood friend. Lindley pegs Belle as a fraud and - learning of her search for the heirloom bracelet - a shameless fortune hunter! This gallant intends to expose her...even as he battles his reeling heart...
THE CHANGEABLE ROSE 12/1997 ISBN: 0821758136 Regency. Clare Winchester was once the talk of the ton—the belle of the beau monde and quite the scandal. Her dresses were daring, her antics outrageous, and she was called "The Changeable Rose" because gossips sniped that she colored her cheeks with rose extract to keep her exquisite complexion. Alas, Clare never found a gentleman she wished to wed before her family lost its wealth. Suddenly, instead of being the Incomparable, she was snubbed and out-of-fashion. But Clare had not lost her kind heart. Her rescue of the runaway niece of the dashing Earl of Northrup had led him to make a startling offer. Northrup wanted Clare to sponsor the chit for the Season. Now The Changeable Rose was back in the drawing rooms of those who once shunned her, dazzling beaus and inciting the tabbies to gossip anew. They whispered she was after Northrup's money and title. She was not—of course! The Incomparable Clare was after his heart..
CHANGING SEASONS 8/1999 ISBN: 0821762915 Regency. Years ago, Rupert Frost's indiscretion with a lady of dubious virtue made Charlotte Middleton break off their betrothal—and marry, in fury, an oafish suitor. Now widowed, she is not amused when the still-irresistible Rupert re-enters her life and, bold as brass, asks Charlotte's advice on finding a wife! Tit for tat, it will do him no harm at all to observe her entertaining the attentions of another gentleman...His years away at war have dulled Rupert's passion not a whit for the bride his transgression cost him. In fact, having followed the events of her life, he returns to England to woo her anew. But Charlotte, it seems, cares to be nothing more than his friend. His only hope of recapturing her fancy could be to arouse in her a certain little green-eyed monster...
THE COUNTRY MOUSE 12/2000 ISBN: 0821766899 Regency. The noise, pretension, and insalubrious odors of London have driven Miss Lavinia Taylor to a Cotswold village--and a larger residence to accommodate her collection of stray animals. Her serene existence, however, is soon turned upside down by the neighbor she rescues from a curricle accident. For while Charles Templeton may be a marquess and the handsomest of men, she judges him quite the clumsiest gentleman of her acquaintance. Why, then, is everyone below stairs plotting a match between them? A scandalous liaison has necessitated Charles’s abrupt return to his estate. But country life quite robs him of his savoir faire--not to mention his skill with the ribbons! And he cannot seem to win an argument with the sensible, bold Lavinia--whom he deems a dowd even while he finds himself at her mercy. How is it his servants find her as admirable as he finds her maddening…and, he must soon admit, captivating? This once-debonair lord must prove himself polished enough to engage her affections and win her heart forever…
Sharon Watson
THE PARSON'S DAUGHTER 10/2000 (EBOOK) Regency. The dreadful casualties suffered at Waterloo cause a country parson to inherit an earldom. When the parson's daughter, Edith, meets Lord Whitley, little does she realize what lies in store for her.
Peggy Webb
NIGHT OF THE DRAGON 7/1998 ISBN: 0553446452. Celtic and Medieval. The lord of every woman's secret dreams, he branded her his with a touch. . . ."Where am I?" Lydia Star begged of the dangerously appealing stranger whose dark eyes studied her carefully. "Camelot," he answered softly, and she knew it was true--and impossible! Transported across time by her own longing and an ancient ring, she found herself prisoner in a knight's castle . . . and stunned by her desire for her captor. Could this enigmatic warrior be the keeper of her soul, and she his spirit's mate for all eternity? He made her shameless with longing and tempted her with every forbidden pleasure he knew, but could the hero who'd possessed her with each tender caress survive the journey to his heart's true home?
Margaret Westhaven
FALSE IMPRESSIONS 7/1989 ISBN: 0373311060 Regency. At twenty and nine, Theodora Thornfield needed to be independent. Despite her upper-class background she accepted a position as paid companion to her cousin, Lady Bracken, in London. Dora didn't expect to attract suitors. But Mr. Lawrence Carruthers, a wealthy landowner, did not hesitate to bespeak his interest. Dora was flattered until she learned from a 'secret source' that Mr. Carruthers meant to make her his next mistress. She resolved to cut him from her acquaintance. What she couldn't know was the mischief afoot that would ruin her reputation. Or that the only one who could prevent it was her tarnished hero, Lawrence Carruthers.
SAINT VALENTINE'S EVE short story in TOKENS OF LOVE 1/1993 Regency
WIDOW FOR HIRE 10/1990 ISBN:0373311354 Regency. Her past had put paid to her future... The 'one-guinea-widow' had been the gossip mongers delight. Now Lady Jeffries-Hodge, to whom that epithet belonged, had returned to London to chaperone a Society debutante through her first Season. Amelia could not escape the rumours that began to circulate, but she had been prepared for that. She had not been prepared to encounter Jeremy Searle, now Lord Doncastle, the man she had pledged to marry and had then jilted in favour of Lord Jeffries-Hodge. She understood Jeremy's bitterness, but it wounded her nevertheless. She longed to tell him the truth of her runaway marriage to bring back the love in his eyes. Amelia knew she never would, for she could promise him nothing ever again...
WIDOW'S FOLLY 5/1990 ISBN: 0821729934 Regency. With beauty, wit and a sizable fortune, Maria, Comtesse de Beaulieu, could have had her pick of suitors, yet preferred not to marry. Rather, the young widow savored the life she led: throwing splendid literary soirees, hatching fabulous matchmaking schemes, and toying with admirers by the score. In fact, Maria doubted there was a gentleman in all London original enough to ever win her hand. And she loved her freedom..almost as much as she loved to flirt! Rumpled, ill-fitting clothes and a rustic manner set Stephen Wakeham apart from the fashion plates at Maria de Beaulieu's salon. He was, after all, a country baronet. He had, after all, been abroad for ten years. And he was, undeniably, a military man. All of which should have made him utterly uncomfortable amidst such chic trappings. Yet Wakeham could not bring himself to leave the lovely Comtesse, for he feared her coquettish ways might be her undoing. And Stephen was determined to protect Maria...no matter where such chivalry might lead!
YULETIDE MATCH 12/1993 ISBN:0451177401 Regency. Caroline Percival, forced by family financial disaster to take a job as a governess in the horrific household of the Brangley clan, finds herself being pursued by the odiously lascivious Lord Marchton and his charming half-brother, Guy Constant.
Sarah Westleigh
FELON'S FANCY 12/1998 ISBN: 0263146472 Regency. Drew Calloner, the new Earl of Calverstock, was a man who believed in justice and was compelled to right all wrongs that crossed his path. During one of his missions, he felt an instant attraction to Hero Langage, the daughter of his target, Baron Polhembury. On impulse he made marriage to Hero part of his deal with the baron, but before the wedding could take place, Drew overheard Hero expressing views that he was surprised to hear from such a well-born lady. He had made a dreadful mistake - or would this marriage be a delightful discovery of his remarkable wife's passion and pert opinions?
THE IMPOSSIBLE EARL ISBN: 0373303920 Regency. Leonora wanted him to leave: Having been reduced to working as a governess, she was left her uncle's fortune and fine town house in Bath. But she also inherited the most infuriating - and most handsome - resident, Blaise, Earl of Kelsey! Blaise refused to go: He had a lease and, by George, he was staying to run his popular gentlemen's club! Especially since Lady Leonora was such a captivating woman...Leonora's hopes for a respectable life in Society and the possibility of marriage would come to ruin without a compromise, particularly when the Earl was so clearly not a candidate for marriage - or was he?
A MOST EXCEPTIONAL QUEST 10/2000 ISBN: 0373303483 Regency. John Smith was something of a mystery. He had the manners of a gentleman but the instincts of a rake. When beautiful widow Davinia 'Vinny' Darling first saw him, she couldn't help but feel an attraction, and a wariness. He had been fighting in the Peninsular War when he wandered into her household. Though he suffered from amnesia, he was an expert card player and hinted of scandal. Vinny used all of her resources to find his lost identity, but wondered if this was what she really wanted. For if he remembered his life, would he still want to be with her?
THE OUTRAGEOUS DOWAGER ISBN: 0373303823 Regency. The Wild Widow of London... After a long seclusion, Lexie Hamilton set out to enjoy a Season in London. And so she had, until one night she found herself swept up in the strong arms of the Marquess of Stormaston. Flirtation and fancy were delights indeed, but Lexie didn't want to be Storm's mistress. Seduction required a wedding band. Storm was determined to make Lexie his mistress. For a man with so many responsibilities, marriage was out of the question. But the thought of the enchanting woman out of his reach just might drive him to take desperate marital measures!
Kate Whitcomb
LIGHT A CANDLE FOR ME 1978 Medieval. It was difficult enough loving a man the world though too good for you -- but was a life dedicated to the convent an answer? Set in the turbulent 1300s, an era of marriage of convenience and the tyranny of the Plague.
Barbara Whitehead
QUICKSILVER LADY 1979 ISBN:0385127790 Regency. Lady Arabella, disappointed in love when the man she had hoped to wed married someone else, went to London to soothe her aching heart. London welcomed her with balls, masquerades, theatres, dowagers and dukes-and more. Lies, scandal and betrayal. But somehow, somewhere, she was certain that she would find that deep and lasting love that only two people could share...
Gail Whitiker
BITTERSWEET REVENGE 7/1992 ISBN: 0373311788 Regency. Miss Regana Kently had no reason to believe that she of all ladies would attach the interest of the unmarriageable Earl of Wesmorlen. But when he asks her to be his countess, no one is more surprised or delighted than Regana herself. Until she learns that there is far more to the dashing Earl's proposal than love.
BLACKWOOD'S LADY 3/1999 ISBN: 0263816583 Regency. The Marquis of Blackwood needs an heir but his requirements in a wife are precise. She must be capable of being a good mother to his children as well as a gracious and dignified hostess. When the lovely Lady Nicola Wyndham accepts his proposal, Blackwood believes he has found precisely the type of woman he has been looking for. But Lady Nicola has a secret. Like her mother, she collects wounded animals from the woods around her home and attempts to nurse them back to health. Unfortunately, some of her "pets" begin to make their presence known at the most awkward of times. When a potentially dangerous situation finds David and Nicola at odds in the middle of a crowded hunting field, they both begin to wonder whether there is any basis for a relationship between them. The question is, are they willing to live without each other if there is not!
THE BLADE AND THE BATH MISS 2/1993 ISBN: 0373311923 Regency. When lovely Emma Harding is rescued at a roadside tavern by the handsome Marquis of Chadwick, her gratitude knows no bounds. She soon finds herself falling in love with her handsome protector--much to the dismay of Chadwick himself, who at thirty-eight, is an acknowledged rake and man about town. With the help of a friend, Chadwick sets out to find a man more worthy of being Emma's husband, before his less than noble instincts gain the upper hand.
THE GUARDIAN'S DILEMMA ISBN: 0263828522 Regency. Oliver Brandon has heard much about the high moral character of the teachers at Mrs. Guarding's Academy. As such, he is shocked to learn that one of them, Miss Helen de Coverdale, is the same young woman he caught in a passionate embrace with a married man nearly twelve years earlier! How can he leave his wayward ward in the care of such an immoral creature? Helen, too, remembers the fateful night she first saw Oliver Brandon, but knows that the truth of the situation is vastly different from the way he remembers it. Unfortunately, when she realises that Oliver still holds her in contempt, she is forced to defend herself, and when she learns the reasons why he has brought his impressionable young ward to Guarding's, she begins to see an opportunity to do so. But will she use the opportunity as a means for redemption-or revenge?
AN INNOCENT DECEIT 8/2000 ISBN: 0263168670 Regency. When the Earl of Carlyle suddenly decides to retire from the London scene to become better acquainted with the small daughter he barely knows, Miss Antonia Hadley's plans go completely awry. Unable to find a good word for the man she believes abandoned his daughter, Antonia has had no compunction about persuading the earl's retainers to help her deceive him. Determined to help the small girl overcome her fear of horses, Antonia has been teaching her to ride. As far as the earl is concerned, his daughter's riding instructor is a Mr. Anthony Davlin…
LETTERS TO A LADY 9/1993 ISBN: 0373312067 Regency. Appearances can be deceiving. No one knows that better than the Earl of Marwood who broke off his betrothal after catching his fiancée in the arms of another man. Unfortunately, by the time Devon discovered the truth, the damage was already done. Now all he can do is hope to win back Charlotte's affections. But when a carefully orchestrated case of mistaken identity has Devon looking like the guilty one, the chances of success look slim. Charlotte tries to convince herself that she no longer loves Devon--until she learns that his ship, which was bound for France on a dangerous mission, has been lost. Only then does she face the heartbreaking truth that she may never have a chance to set things right between them again.
A MOST IMPROPER PROPOSAL 9/2001 ISBN: 0263828468 Regency. Forced to leave her teaching position at Mrs. Guarding's Academy for Girls, Miss Desiree Nash's prospects look very dim indeed. But surely she can do better than to accept help from the dashing Lord Buckworth, a charming rake who offers to take her to London and set her up as his mistress. After all, he may be a gentleman, but surely no respectable lady would ever consider such an outrageous proposal!
AN OFFER TO LOVE 8/1999 ISBN: 0263 81811X Regency. Having been left a rich young widow, Madelaine, Dowager Countess of Trent, is dismayed to find herself the target of every fortune hunter in London. In desperation she flees to her most far-flung house, Pengarron in Cornwall, only to find that her neighbour, the dashing Earl of Trevellyn, has been meddling in her household affairs. But meddling is not the worst of his trangressions and Madelaine soon begins to wonder if she will ever be able to trust him again. A difficult question, given that she's already well on her way to falling in love with him.
AN OFFER TO LOVE -AN INNOCENT DECEIT-LETTERS TO A LADY 1/2001 Regency.
A PROMISE TO RETURN 4/1994 ISBN: 37331213XA Regency. Nicholas Longworth fell in love with Lavinia Duplesse on the day she married another. Now years later, Lavinia is a widow and Nicholas has a second chance at happiness. But only days after the couple celebrate their engagement, Nicolas is sent to France to find a traitor who has been passing on vital intelligence information and killing British agents. And that's when events go terribly wrong. On a lonely stretch of road, Nicholas is shot and left for dead. When he is eventually rescued and returned to London it is with no memory of his previous life or of the woman he was to have married. But his problems don't stop there. The man who tried to kill him is back in London too--and this time he's after Lavinia!
Barbara Whitnell
CHARMED CIRCLE 9/1998 ISBN: 0312104383 General Fiction.The Rossiters seem like the perfect family--sophisticated, clever, and attractive. Watching them from the house where she lives with her grandmother, Rachel yearns to be part of their charmingly chaotic world. Then one day she's invited to their home, and soon enough, part of their exclusive inner circle. As her attachment to the Rossiters deepens, Rachel begins to understand that even the most perfect family has its dark side. Only Gavin, the eldest son, with his elegant looks and zealous intellect, seems without flaw. But it is Gavin who brings about her painful break with the Rossiters, and as the years go by and Rachel's own life takes shape, she begins to understand that this rift is only one crack in the dangerously fragile armor in which the family has encased itself.
Susan Wiggs
DANCING ON AIR 1/1996 ISBN:0061081450 Renaissance. When Irishman Aidan, The O Donoghue, Lord of Castleross, meets up with the impish street performer Pippa, he finds himself aiding the delightfully charming urchin in uncovering her puzzling past, despite the complications her presence in his life creates. As Pippa and Aidan unravel the puzzles of her past, English conspiracies threaten Aidan's freedom. Queen Elizabeth has ordered Aidan's appearance at court, and only Pippa's quick thinking saves him from the Tower after devious traps are sprung. Once they flee to Ireland, however, Pippa and Aidan find themselves caught in a web of treachery, old secrets and surprising revelations.
THE LILY AND THE LEOPARD 2/1991 ISBN: 0727842838. Medieval. France in 1414 was a country at war, overrun within by marauding knights and besieged from without by an ambitious English king. England in 1414 was ruled by King Henry V, a driven monarch who was determined to regain his French lands, even if it meant war. Lianna of France was mistress of a great castle in Normandy. Rand of England was King Henry's most fearless and trusted warrior. They were fated to meet in a sunny forest glade, just as their countries were fated to meet on the battlefield of Agincourt. Their turbulent yet triumphant love story symbolized the clash of two mighty nations. With them, the lily and the leopard could be united, finally, under one banner.
MIRANDA 8/1996 ISBN: 006108459X Regency. In Regency London, a woman escapes from a burning warehouse only to realize she doesn't know her own identity. Although the locket around her neck says that her name is Miranda, she has absolutely no recollection of her past. Nor does she know why two very different men want her. Ian MacVane and Lord Lucas Chesney both pursue her - but for very different reasons. In a race against time to discover who she is and which man she can trust, Miranda embarks on a soul-stirring journey that takes her from the dazzling salons of London to the craggy Highlands of Scotland. All of her beliefs - about herself, her world, and the nature of love - are tested to their limits as she seeks the truth about her past, and reveals unexpected passion that ignites the hidden fires within.
VOWS MADE IN WINE 7/1995 ISBN: 0061081442. Medieval. A Reckless Man - Oliver de Lacey had no time for love. He pursued pleasure with relentless fervor. Then one day, he met a woman who changed his wild ways. An Innocent Woman - Mistress Lark has no need for passion. All her devotion went into a secret cause she embraced with her whole heart. Until she met Oliver de Lacey. She looked into his soul and saw something worth saving. He looked into her heart and saw a hurt he could heal. Love was their most difficult challenge...and their greatest reward.
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